Pan lifter



Nov. 15, 193s. A, V PORRO 2,137,130

PAN LIFTER Filed Nov. 4, 1937 Patented Nov. 15, 1 938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,137,180 PAN LIFTER. V

Attilio V. Porro, Oalexico, Calif; Application November 4, 1937, Serial No. 172,787

2 Claims.

15 In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view invperspective showing the device in use lifting a pan; v

Figure 2 is a perspective view, on a large scale, of the improved lifter; 7 20 Figure 3 is a detail section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a detail section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring specifically to the drawing, Ill desig- 5 nates a main section which preferably consists of a single piece of metal or the like doubled upon itself to provide an elongated handle ll, outwardly offset arms l2 and jaws l3 extending from the free ends of the arms.

In the space between the arms [2 a bracket I4 is disposed, preferably being in a single piece and having ears I5 riveted as at Hi to the arms. Said bracket also has an eyelet ll extending above the arms providedwith a slot I8, through 5 which an arm l9 slidably passes. Such arm l9 has a depending jaw 20 and the rear end portion of the arm 2|, is deflected at an angle and at 22, pivotally connected to a lever 23. Lever 23 at 24 to the handle ll, so as to operate within the space thereof.

In the use of the device, the wall of a pan, pot or the equivalent as at 25, is engaged between the jaws l3 and 20, following which the lever 23 and handle II are grasped and moved relatively as shown in Figure l, to cause the jaws l3 and 20 to tightly grip the wall of the element 25.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the, invention.

I claim as my invention:-

"1. A device of the class described comprising a rigid section of U-shape having a handle at one end and having spaced jaws at its free ends, a guide bracket secured to the element adjacent the ends relatively close to said jaws, an arm slidably mounted through said guide bracket having a depending jaw coacting with the first mentioned jaws, and a lever pivoted to said handle and to said arm movable upwardly at its free end relatively to the said handle.

2. A device of the class described comprising a rigid bar of U -shape in plan providing a handle, arms extending outwardly therefrom and laterally spaced jaws depending from the free ends of the arms, a bracket having ears disposed between the arms and secured thereto adjacent said jaws, a guide member on the bracket, an arm slidably mounted through the guide member having a depending jaw at its free end coacting with the first mentioned jaws, a lever of U-shape in cross section pivoted to the handle between the portions thereof, and said lastmentioned' arm having an angularly extending portion pivoted to said lever, said lever at its free end being movable upwardly toward the free end of the arm.

is preferably made in a single piece of metal,-

40 and of U-shapeincross section and pivoted as V AT'I'JLIO v. PORRO. 

